More than five years have passed since the end of the Great Recession, yet 5.6 million young Americans between the ages of 16 and 24 are out of school and out of work. At the same time, businesses are struggling to ﬁll millions of job vacancies, which are critical to both a company’s success and overall economic growth.

The U.S. Youth Employment Action Network grew out the CGI America 2014 meeting announcement of Job One—a Clinton Foundation effort to create new economic opportunities for youth in the United States through CGI Commitments to Action.